GoFundMe to support Florida school shooting victims

Official GoFundMe to support Florida school shooting victims

TEGNA3:24 PM. EST February 15, 2018

People react at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, a city about 50 miles north of Miami on February 14, 2018 following a school shooting. (Photo: MICHELE EVE SANDBERG/AFP/Getty Images)

The Broward Education Foundation has launched an official GoFundme for those around the country looking to donate money to support the victims of the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

Donations will be used to provide relief and financial support to the victims and the families of the deadly shooting in Parkland, Florida.

The fund quickly surpassed its original goal of $100,000 Thursday morning and hit $300,000 by early Thursday afternoon.

Officials say there have been several fraudulent GoFundMe​ accounts, but the Stoneman Douglas Victims' Fund is an official account that has been verified by the district and GoFundme.